A politically conservative Christian group associated with Liberty University has decided to pray for their political opponents. Not so much for their welfare but that God will change their minds.
NPR reports that the Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit legal, education and policy group is started an “Adopt a Liberal” Campaign using baseball-like cards to profile the eleven politicians and activists they have initially targeted for prayer.
So far, 11 leaders are on the “Adopt a Liberal” roster: President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Republicans Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made the list for their support of same-sex marriage. Then there’s Democrat Barney Frank, Massachusetts’ openly gay congressman who, Staver says, is “100-percent committed to the homosexual agenda.”
The Rev. Barry Lynn, who runs the group Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, is the one non-politician selected to be prayed for.
He says this is far better than the “imprecatory prayers” that some right-wing ministers have flung at him — prayers that his teeth will fall out, his legs will break and worse. Lynn says he would defend Staver’s prayerful attempt to convert him in court, as long as the prayer was a private affair, not recited by, say, children in public schools.
“One of the great things about the principle of separation of church and state is that people can pray for people whether they like it or not,” he says.
Still, Lynn says, Staver shouldn’t expect a political conversion for him or anyone on the list.
There is no word on how one can sign up to be adopted.
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